by Eric Weddle, USA TODAY Sports

by Eric Weddle, USA TODAY Sports

Indianapolis Colts player Joe Lefeged was arrested for multiple gun-related offenses overnight in Washington, D.C., after fleeing police during a traffic stop, a police spokesman confirmed this morning.

Lefeged is being held without bail pending a preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Lefeged, 25, was in white Camaro with two other men when police attempted to stop it for driving erratically. After an unspecified chase he and another passenger, Timothy Wilson, were arrested, said Officer Araz Alali, a D.C. police spokesman. The driver fled on foot and had not been identified, but Alali said police were confident of apprehending him.

A handgun was found in the vehicle, Alali said.

The arrest occurred in northeast Washington on the 4200 block of Blaine Street Northeast at 12:05 a.m. today.

Lefeged and Timothy Wilson, 23, are both being presented this afternoon on various charges, including: carrying a firearm without license, unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition, presence of a firearm in a motor vehicle and possession of an open container of alcohol.

Lefeged is from nearby Germantown, Md. He is a safety who was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Lefeged is primarily a special-teamer, and was selected special teams captain last season by his teammates. In two seasons, the former undrafted safety out of Rutgers started five of 32 games. He's made 65 total tackles with two interceptions.

The Colts organization released the following statement this afternoon: "We are aware of the reports regarding Joe Lefeged in Washington, D.C. At this time, we will have no further comment on the pending matter until we gain more information.''